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Does most of your paycheck go to rent? That may be hurting your health

  • Written by Jessica Owens-Young, Assistant Professor of Health Studies, American University
Families that spend more on housing may have less to spend on their health.Tero Vesalainen/shutterstock.com

New data on health across the U.S. shows that high housing costs are harming Americans’ health – and that some communities are affected more than others.

The 2019 County Health Rankings, an annual collaborative report from the...

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